Iran’s police forces have managed to seize more than 860 kilograms of heroin in the central province of Isfahan, the Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday.

Isfahan Province police chief Abdolreza Aqakhani said the cargo of heroin had been skillfully concealed inside the tanker of a trailer, adding that the tanker was stopped by police in the Khor and Biabanak district.

Over the past three decades, Iran has spent millions of dollars to seal its borders and prevent the transit of narcotics destined for European, Arab and Central Asian countries. The war on the drug trade has also claimed the lives of nearly 4,000 Iranian police officers.

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